(vinyl crackle, muted trumpet, dusty drum loop)

E, e, ie, e

E, e, ie, e

E, e, ie, e

E, e, ie, e

E, e, ie, e

E, e, ie, e

Today we are one

(relaxed, close-mic, warm Rhodes chords)

Different stories, different lives

Different colors, different eyes

But we are not that different now

Cause something is changing tonight

(subtle harmonies, upright bass slides, light shaker)

So let's forget

The differences that we had in the past

Together we are stronger in the end

(centered, intimate, tape saturation warmth)

So raise the flag

Today we are one

I know we can

Make history tonight with our own hands

Together we are stronger in the end

So raise the flag

Today we are one

(spoken-sung layers, muted trumpet echo, soft snare rolls)

E, e, ie, e

E, e, ie, e

E, e, ie, e

Today we are one

(Whisper: e-ie… one…)

(staccato, rhythmic, Rhodes stabs)

Colors on faces, voices collide

Strangers turning into one side

Hands in the air, this is the game

Today we are sharing the same name

(layered low harmonies, brushed cymbals)

Screaming louder than the sound

Of the others in the crowd

For a moment we all align

The whole world frozen in time

(full neo-soul groove, restrained, warm)

So let's forget

The difference that we had in the past

Together we are stronger in the end

So raise the flag

Today we are one

I know we can

Make history tonight with our own hands

Together we are stronger in the end

So raise the flag

Today we are one

(fading, tape stop, dry vocal, vinyl run-out)

E, e, ie, e

E, e, ie, e

E, e, ie, e

E, e, ie, e

E, e, ie, e

E, e, ie, e

Today we are one

(beat fades, crackle remains)